Question

8．A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their Lives．It is not only a financial problem but also a quashing of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．
      First，employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees．To make this possible，a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose． But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees，it may softer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs．
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years．This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor．
In addition，the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly．This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions．Furthermore，some institution should be created for senior daises，which can help provide a comfortable life for them．Unfortunately，as the present situation in our country shows，this is not a trulyviableanswer．The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly，particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young．
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent．
To sum up，all these options have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore，it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．

46．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The problems faced by the old in society．
B．Why we should take responsibility for the old．
C．How we can improve the lives of the old．
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．
47．According to the passage，how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people？D
A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire．
B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years．
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old．
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired．
48．The underlined word"viable"most probably means"B"．
A．impossible      
B．practical       
C．useful          
D．successful
49．What can be concluded from the passage？D
A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money．
B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age．
C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people．
D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old．
50．What is the writer's main purpose in writing this article？B
A．To point out the need for government supped for old people．
B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．
C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem．
D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇議論文．當(dāng)今社會需要特別強(qiáng)調(diào)的問題是關(guān)注老人并改善他們的生活． 文章從四個(gè)方面分析了做好這些工作的方法及其可行性，而且指出了這些方法的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和不足．

解答 CDBDB
46．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段中的"I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem"，再結(jié)合下文中提到的四個(gè)方面的內(nèi)容；可知C項(xiàng)正確．
47．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章的第四段"…through government taxes to increase the level of pensions…which can help provide a comfortable life for them"可知，D項(xiàng)正確．
48．B．詞義猜測題． 根據(jù)本句話的意思以及其所在的語境可知該詞的意思是"實(shí)際的，可實(shí)行的"．句意：不幸的是，我們國家目前的狀況表明，這不是一種真正可實(shí)行的解決方法．因此B項(xiàng)正確．
49．D．綜合歸納題．文章給出了四種解決老年人的問題的辦法，最后又指出："Therefore，it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．"由此可推知，沒有一種單一的方法能夠解決老年人的問題；故選D．
50．B．意圖推斷題． 作者提出了關(guān)注老人及其生活的問題，并提出了一系列的措施，總的看來，它們都有優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)，結(jié)合使用就會有好的效果．由此可知，作者是討論一個(gè)重要社會問題一些可能的解決方法；故選B．

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